Castle Mountain looks like it was relocated from the Canadian Rockies.  It stands alone in its appearance and is hard to miss when driving up the Glenn Highway.  Just look for the steep and terraced faced peak and you wont miss it.

The approach to Castle Mountain is not straight forward.  First, drive approximately 1.5 hours north of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway to the town of Chickaloon.  This is where it gets a little sketchy because parking is not well defined.  If one makes it past the parking problem, a snow machine is necessary to proceed further. Otherwise, one will find themselves with a long an arduous approach by foot.  An old mine road does exist from the north side of Chickaloon that takes one in close proximity to the mountain.  In years past, this old road has been used to put in a snow machine trail.  Once one gets to the base of the mountain, a ski is required to get close to each climb.  On a good year, this area can develop up to five climbs of superb quality with most being situated on the east face of this mountain.

More specific route information is to come on this area.  We encourage anyone with information on the routes at Castle Mountain to contact us.